Source: PIB
Context:
NITI Aayog launched two transformative initiatives, AI for Viksit Bharat Roadmap: Opportunity for Accelerated Economic Growth and NITI Frontier Tech Repository under its Frontier Tech Hub.
Key Highlights of the AI for Viksit Bharat Roadmap
- Objective: Harness AI to bridge 30–35% of India’s growth gap and achieve sustained 8%+ GDP growth by 2035.
- Focus Areas: Productivity enhancement, sector-specific AI adoption, and innovation-driven R&D.
- Approach:
- Accelerate AI adoption in industries like banking, manufacturing, pharma, and automobiles.
- Transform R&D using generative AI for faster, cost-efficient innovation.
- Strengthen infrastructure in data, compute, talent, and governance for inclusive growth.
Economic Potential:
- AI could add $500–600 billion to GDP by 2035.
- Banking & manufacturing may see 20–25% sectoral GDP impact; pharma & auto targeted for leapfrog innovation.
Supporting Initiatives:
- AI Skilling Ecosystem: AI Open University, AI Chairs in top institutes, national certification programs, and workforce reskilling.
- Data Ecosystem: AI Kosh, sectoral data grids, and integration with Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI).
Frontier Tech Repository
- Showcases 200+ impact stories in Agriculture, Healthcare, Education, and National Security.
- Demonstrates practical applications of frontier technologies at the state and district level.
Additional Initiatives
- Frontier 50 Initiative:
- Deploy frontier technologies in 50 Aspirational Districts/Blocks.
- Aim to achieve service saturation across health, education, skilling, and welfare delivery.
- NITI Frontier Tech Impact Awards:
- Recognizes three states excelling in the use of technology for governance, education, healthcare, and livelihoods.
Significance
- Encourages grassroots adoption of frontier technologies.
- Strengthens collaboration between government, startups, industry, and academia.
- Positions India to lead in AI and frontier technology globally while ensuring inclusive growth.
